Saturday, August 11, 2007

There's Stupid and There's Stoopid

I find it remarkable that anyone would fall for one of those poorly-written African e-mail scams. But this guy takes the cake.

AN Australian man is returning home after being held for ransom in the West African country of Mali in an internet dating scam.

It is believed the 56-year-old Adelaide man had travelled to Mali to meet a woman he met online but when he arrived he was held for $100,000 ransom, the Australian Federal Police (AFP) said today. Fairfax newspapers have described how within an hour of arriving the man - who has asked not to be named - was stripped naked, a gun pointed at his head, while gangsters brandished machetes in his face. He had gone to Mali to meet a woman named Natacha and to be given $100,000 in gold, Fairfax reported.

2 comments:

Timothy said...

what is that quote about fools and their money being quickly relieved of one another's company?
Blessings

Lone Ranger said...

Fools and their money are soon parted.